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Firts Gasoline Powered Car
Ransome Eli Olds made the first gas powered car called the Cured Dash Oldsmobile it was $650. Later in 1908 the company was baught by General Moters. -
Japanese Immigration
After Japanese immigration began the state of Oregon's railroad workers population was 40% Japanese. -
First Automobile Model T
The Model T Ford was invented by Henry Ford and was sold at a price of $280. There were 15,500,000 sold alone in the United States. -
Cotton Picker
The cotton picker was was a mechanism used to mechanically pick cotton. Angus Campbell joined Thoedore H. Price and formed Price- Campbell Cotton Picker Corp. The performance of the machine was poor, but they felt it was worth a try. -
Espionage Act
Used during WWI and, charged any persons who interfiered with millitary recroutement would be fined $10,000 and 20 years of prison. -
Seattle Mayor Bombing
The mayor of Seattle, Washington recieved a homemade bomb in the mail, luckily the FBI defused it before explosion. -
Senitor Bombing
Senator Thomas W. Hardwick recieved a bomb, unfortunitaly his servents who discovered hands were blown off. -
Palmer Raids Begin
The Palmer Raids began in the Unite States. This was an effect of the Red Scare. -
Begining of Prohibition
Prohibition began around the United States, alcohol was banned. -
NNBL
The National Negro Baseball Legue was formed. -
Sacco and Vanzetti
Both men were convicted guilty for the murder of Frederick Parmaster. -
Mamie Smith
An African American women who was the first to record Blues songs like "Crazy Blues". -
Right to Vote
Women in America got the right to vote. The 18th ammendment was passed. -
Klu Klux Klan attacks
The KKK deliberately and some randomly killed blacks among the U.S. -
Radio
The radio came out, and it was a huge hit among the States. People used it to listen to all sorts of musac, and listen to sports events. -
Crop Dusters
They used this mechanism to spray lead form s plane during WWI. -
Palmer Raids End
The Palmer Raids held by Russian immigrants finally end. -
Cotton Picker Improved
The cotton picker patent was baught by the Internation Harvester was greatly improved after this purchase. -
Women in Factories
Because the men were at war the women took control of the industries, and worked in teh place of men. -
Immigration Restrictions
The Nationak Origins Act limmited immigrants to be less than 2% of the population for the country. -
Traffic Light
The first traffic signal was invented. It ws a simple t shape. -
KKK parads through Washington D.C.
The Klu Klux Klan wpuld parade through Washington D.C. to make a point and show their hate tward blacks. -
First TV
The first TV was invented by Philo Farnsworth, where the first image appeared on his dissector camera tube. -
End of Prohibition
Prohibition ened, this ment that alcoholic beverage production and consumtion was legal.
